When Mike McCarthy first accepted the Cowboys head coaching job, there were two obvious reasons - at least from a roster perspective - why the Super Bowl winning coach was excited to come to Dallas.
For starters, he had an entrenched starting quarterback in Dak Prescott, despite the fact that Prescott would go on to play on the franchise tag that season. Additionally, McCarthy also inherited a very talented offensive line that featured Tyron Smith, Zack Martin, La’el Collins, Travis Frederick, and Connor Williams in the starting lineup.
Five years later, and things have changed quite drastically.